Dear SSJ-Forum Members,

Apologies for cross-posting. 

The Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS, UTU) warmly invites you to the following online event:

30.03.2023 (Thursday), 10:00-12:00 (EEST, Helsinki)/16:00-18:00 (JST)

 

Dr Juha Saunavaara (Associate Professor at Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center): "The Impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Japan's Policy Concerning the Arctic and North"

 

Abstract: Russian invasion of Ukraine has had significant spillover effects on the Arctic causing turbulence in international relations and posing challenges to the structures of Arctic governance. Japan as a state is connected with the Arctic governance and cooperation through institutional bonds (such as the observer status at the Arctic Council) and policy commitments. Similarly, various Japanese stakeholders ranging from private companies and NGOs to universities and subnational governments have invested resources, built networks, and committed themselves to the long-term engagement and collaboration with a wide spectrum of Arctic actors. The ongoing crisis forces all of them to reconsider their attitude toward the Arctic cooperation and evaluate their present and future interaction with their Arctic partners. Besides describing the development of Japan's interaction with the Arctic and North and the more recent changes caused by the war, this presentation elaborates the linkages between Japan's Arctic and marine and energy policies, for example. In addition, it provides insights concerning the possible structures and issues of future cooperation.

 

Juha Saunavaara is an Associate Professor at Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes representing various fields ranging from Arctic and Asian studies to history, geography, international relations, and tourism. His current research focuses on interactions between the Arctic and non-Arctic actors, telecommunication and transport infrastructure in the Arctic, regional development, non-state actors' international cooperation and sustainable tourism.　

 

Please write to kamila.szczepanska@utu.fi if you would like to join the event. Zoom invitations will be send out to the registered participants. We hope to see you there!

 

Best wishes,

Kamila

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Docent, Dr Kamila Szczepanska
University Lecturer
Centre for East Asian Studies
University of Turku
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